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While I agree with you that Lost in Kyoto deserves a low rating because of its extremely low budget and the fact that it was actually produced in Japan, not even in China, I don’t agree with insulting an entire country by saying China should “grow up” and stop making BLs.

It’s interesting that you rated both ABO Desire and Revenged Love 1/10, when Revenged Love is currently the highest-rated BL on IMDb (9.0) and one of the top-ranked shows on MDL. Out of 700+ BLs listed, it stands at the very top for a reason, loved by millions worldwide and awarded multiple times as Best BL of 2025.

You also gave Addicted a 10/10, but that’s from the same author as Revenged Love, Chai Ji Dan. Having read the Addicted novels nine times, I can say it’s actually far more toxic than Revenged Love. Gu Hai kidnapped Bai Luo Yin, tied him up, raped him without lube or protection, and left him in such pain he needed hospitalisation. The series itself also included sexual assault scenes (episode 11). So it feels contradictory to praise Addicted with a perfect score while dismissing Revenged Love with just a 1/10.

You are entitled to your own opinion and your own rating, but please don’t drag the entire country down. Clearly, when it comes to potential, Thailand 🇹🇭, South Korea 🇰🇷, Taiwan 🇹🇼, and Japan 🇯🇵 simply cannot match what China consistently delivers in terms of cinematography, acting, storytelling, and chemistry. And when we talk about historical costume dramas, horseback riding sequences, and martial arts fight scenes, China operates on another level entirely. The scale, elegance, precision, and sheer intensity are unmatched.

Even The Untamed, which was heavily censored, still pulled in billions of views and generated millions for China’s economy. Imagine the cultural and economic impact of a high-quality, uncensored Chinese BL with sweeping period costumes, breathtaking horseback scenes, and masterfully choreographed martial arts.

I’m really looking forward to Kill to Love, which is being released next Monday as the first uncensored Chinese historical martial arts BL. It feels like such a huge step for the genre, and I can’t wait to see how they bring it to life. So according to your comment, are you saying this shouldn’t even be released?

At the end of the day, you’re free to dislike certain series, but telling an entire country to “grow up” and stop making BLs isn’t just unfair, it’s laughable hypocrisy. You praise one toxic work and trash another from the same author, then act like China is the problem.

Wow, NC scenes in episodes 2 and 3 were so hot and steamy. Japanese BL is finally shining.

I only watched the Thai version a couple of months ago, so it’s still fresh in my mind. It’s literally 90% the same, even down to the lines and NC positions.

Really looking forward to the next 7 episodes!

All good don’t be sorry 🥳

It’s confirmed on GagaOOLala, do you think I just made up the mins and released date just for fun lol 😂

It’s a proper BL with kissing and NC

Here’s the trailer

https://youtu.be/3Iwesx2aIas?si=sbwH-5PAgv5XzfUj

The best advice I can give you is this: don’t let grades control your happiness. Just aim to pass and move forward. Growing up in an Asian family, my parents always expected nothing less than 90% and it felt like my worth was tied to numbers on a page.
I have a bachelor’s and two master’s degrees, filled with straight As, but at the end of the day, none of that truly mattered. What really counts is how well you carry yourself in an interview, how you connect with others, and how you adapt in your workplace. Nobody asks for your GPA once you step into the real world.
If I could give my younger self one piece of advice, it would be this: live more. Enjoy your life, watch more BL, laugh, and chase the things that make you happy. Don’t let the weight of grades steal your youth. Trust me, those numbers fade, but the memories you make will stay with you forever.

Episode 1 is 34 minutes and episode 2 is 30 minutes, both coming out on 25th August.
Then episode 3 is 36 minutes and episode 4 is 42 minutes, both dropping on 26th August.

Episode 1 is 34 minutes and episode 2 is 30 minutes, both coming out on 25th August.
Then episode 3 is 36 minutes and episode 4 is 42 minutes, both dropping on 26th August.

I just found more info! Kill to Love is now showing as “coming soon” on GagaOOLala. It’s listed under Singapore even though it’s actually a Chinese series, probably to protect the show.

The best part is the runtime.

Episode 1 is 34 minutes and episode 2 is 30 minutes, both coming out on 25th August.

Then episode 3 is 36 minutes and episode 4 is 42 minutes, both dropping on 26th August.

Thank god these aren’t short 10-15-minute episodes. And just like Revenged Love, we’re getting four full episodes in the very first week. I’m so excited!

I just found more info! Kill to Love is now showing as “coming soon” on GagaOOLala. It’s listed under Singapore even though it’s actually a Chinese series, probably to protect the show.

The best part is the runtime.

Episode 1 is 34 minutes and episode 2 is 30 minutes, both coming out on 25th August.

Then episode 3 is 36 minutes and episode 4 is 42 minutes, both dropping on 26th August.

Thank god these aren’t short 15-minute episodes. And just like Revenged Love, we’re getting four full episodes in the very first week. I’m so excited!

What is wrong with Dech’s father?
Each time he appears, my heart sinks.
He belittles Rati in the classroom,
humiliating him with every word.
He scorns Rati’s mother for being a kitchen maid,
as if honest work were a sin.
And now, he goes further still,
ordering men to strike Mek,
stripping him of his dignity,
leaving him jobless and broken,
all because he is poor,
all because he dared to stand beside his son.

Yet even through this cruelty, love flickers.
Mek loves Dech. Dech loves Mek.
Two hearts that beat in silence,
but cannot meet in the open.
Mek cannot accept Dech’s open heart,
for the world has made him believe
that he is worthless,
that his love is forbidden,
that a father’s pride is stronger than their bond.
What could be more tragic?

And then the bridge…
that bridge destroyed me.
It was no longer just wood and rope.
It was the space between them,
a fragile line stretched across despair.
Dech reached forward with trembling hope,
Mek stepped back with silent pain.
He pushed away the only light he had,
not because he did not love,
but because he was taught he did not deserve love.
In that moment,
the river carried away more than reflections.
It carried away their hope,
their chance,
their tomorrow.

Dech’s father is the cruelest villain of all.
His arrogance poisons everything it touches.
And I pray, I beg, that karma finds him,
because people like him
turn love into tragedy,
and watching it unfold
brings tears I cannot hold back.

Seriously, what is wrong with Dech’s dad? Watching him just breaks me. First he kept belittling Rati in the classroom, and it was so humiliating and cruel. Then he turned his hate on Rati’s own mother, attacking her just because she worked as a kitchen maid, as if honest work is something to be ashamed of.

And now he has gone even further, ordering a group of people to beat up Mek and then firing him, leaving him jobless, all because he is poor and dared to talk to his son.

What hurts even more is that Mek clearly has feelings for Dech, and Dech feels the same. They both like each other deeply, but Mek cannot bring himself to accept Dech’s open heart. How can he, when he has been made to feel poor and worthless, knowing that Dech’s father will never accept someone like him? Their love is pure, but it is also trapped, crushed under the weight of pride and cruelty. This love is so tragic.

And then the bridge scene… that shattered me. It wasn’t just two boys standing on opposite sides, it was a love suspended in the middle, unable to move forward and unable to go back. The bridge became a symbol of everything between them, Dech reaching out with all his heart, Mek holding back with all his pain. He pushes Dech away, not because he doesn’t love him, but because the world has convinced him that he doesn’t deserve to be loved. That moment felt like watching hope fall into the water and drift away.

To me, Dech’s dad is the worst villain in this whole show. The kind of cruelty he shows makes my chest ache. I honestly hope karma comes for him, because people like him can destroy lives with nothing more than their arrogance and hate. Watching this makes me want to cry. I need to write a poem about this, or else my heart will ache for them

Episode 5 left me furious and heartbroken, and I have three things I can’t ignore.

First if my younger brother was raped in my own house, I don’t care if it was my best friend or a complete stranger, I would call the police immediately. Drunk or not, friend or not, nothing excuses that. You don’t fight him yourself, you let the law deal with it. This isn’t some superhero movie where you take revenge with your fists, this is real life, and it’s your own brother who has just been through something traumatic.

Second I cannot forgive that girl for exposing the truth like that. Peer pressure is no excuse. You don’t stand in front of everyone and rip someone’s soul apart. You pull Mild aside, you tell him in private, you give him dignity. Imagine the humiliation of learning you were raped while your friends watch in shock. That’s not just painful, that’s soul-crushing. The shame, the humiliation, the unbearable silence that would follow you forever.

Third the pieces don’t add up. Mild wasn’t drunk, he was asleep, and the flashback doesn’t sit right with me. If Knight really did it, he would have been fully aware. And Knight himself kept repeating, “let me explain, let me explain.” That can’t just be brushed aside. I’m not excusing him, but something feels off. Maybe it wasn’t him, maybe there’s more. All I know is the truth isn’t as simple as it looks, and we need to brace ourselves for what comes next.

I remember watching this old Hong Kong drama years ago where something similar happened. The stepdad drugged and raped his stepson and then hid under the bed. Later, the boy’s drunk friend accidentally fell onto the bed, and everyone assumed he was the one who did it. He even got sentenced to jail. It wasn’t until much later, after a DNA test, that the truth came out and they discovered it was actually the stepdad all along. That’s why I feel like we shouldn’t judge too quickly here, let’s wait for the next episodes, because the story might not be as straightforward as it seems.

I hate this tag, “short length series.” Are they referring to 12 episodes or the minutes in each episode? Hopefully each episode is at least 30 minutes long.

When Revenged Love ended, it felt like my Mondays and Tuesdays lost their light. The days just dragged on, empty and miserable. 💔 But now, knowing Kill to Love will take over next week, it feels like I’m finally getting my heartbeat back. Mondays and Tuesdays are alive again.

Our very first historical Chinese martial arts BL without censorship.

https://kisskh.at/788946-shan-he-yong-ji

When Revenged Love ended, it felt like my Mondays and Tuesdays lost their light. The days just dragged on, empty and miserable. 💔 But now, knowing Kill to Love will take over next week, it feels like I’m finally getting my heartbeat back. Mondays and Tuesdays are alive again.

Our very first historical Chinese martial arts BL without censorship.

Thank you, your comment made my day 🥳

Your toy metaphor is overcomplicating something that is actually very simple. Tags are not random “waste of letters.” They are industry-standard markers used across MDL, iQIYI, Viki, GagaOOLala and so on, so viewers know what they’re walking into. Sure, sometimes a tag is misapplied, but when multiple official platforms all list psychological manipulation and possessive male lead, that is not an accident. It is intentional, and it sets an expectation.

If you have been in the BL community long enough, you know tags are one of the most reliable indicators of themes. For example:
If a series is tagged childhood friends, you expect a bond that began in childhood.
If it is tagged contract relationship, you expect some form of forced deal.
If it is tagged omegaverse, you expect alpha and omega dynamics.

So no, tags are not perfect, but they are absolutely not meaningless either. They exist to frame the story, and in ABO Desire they delivered exactly what was advertised.

And let’s be clear, the whole discussion here started because people were complaining about Hua Yong’s manipulative and possessive traits. That is the contradiction I called out. You even admitted you were waiting for him to drop the boring submissive part, which only proves my point further. You expected him to become manipulative and possessive, because that is exactly what the tags and the source material promised.

At the end of the day, yes, warnings are there but not everyone accepts them. Think about flying on an airline. The flight attendants demonstrate how to use the safety jacket and oxygen mask, but not everyone listens or pays attention. Then when an accident happens later, people complain they did not know what to do. Tags work the same way. They are there to prepare you, but if you choose to ignore them, you cannot blame the show when those exact elements appear.

My horror movie line was an example, not me saying every single horror has blood. If that bothers you, fine, let’s swap it: it’s like ordering spicy food and then whining that it’s hot. Same logic, same point.

And your second point? Honestly, it makes no sense.

Saying “not every psychological manipulation, possessive male lead is manipulative or possessive” is straight-up contradictory. Why even tag it that way then?

Tags like psychological manipulation and possessive male lead aren’t pretty stickers, they’re warnings of exactly what to expect.

Think about it:
If you see “vampire” you expect vampires.
If you see “time travel” you expect time travel.
If you see “love triangle” you expect three people caught in romance.

So if ABO Desire is literally tagged psychological manipulation and possessive male lead, then Hua Yong showing those traits isn’t a surprise, it’s exactly what was advertised. Complaining about that is like ignoring the label on the box and then blaming the contents.

Now I’m curious, can you tell me what novels Erha and SVSSS stand for? I kinda want to check them out now.